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LUTJANUS DECUSSATUS (Cuvier). 
Head, 2?; depth, 22; D. X, 18,1; A. III, 8, 1; scales, 60 in lateral 
line to caudal base, tubular scales 50; 8 scales above lateral line to 
soft dorsal origin, 14 below to spinous anal origin; 18 predorsal 
acales to occiput; snout, 34 in head; eye, 42; maxillary, 22; inter- 
orbital, 54. Preopercle with shallow notch above angle. Gill- 
rakers vi, 1+-7, 1v, lanceolate, equals filaments, or 24 in eye. Scales 
with 12 to 14 radiating basal striae, apical denticles 72 or 73, and 
circuli extremely fine. Color in alcohol, back dull brown, pale be- 
low. Five longitudinal pale brown bands. On back across upper 
three seven vertical dark streaks. Blackish blotch size of eye at 
caudal base medianly. Fins all dull brown. Length, 115 mm. 
Cebu. 
LUTJANUS FULVIFLAMMA (Forskal). 
Head, 24 to 22; depth, 23; D. X, 12,1 or 18,1; A. ITI, 8, 1; scales, 
49 to 54 in lateral line to caudal base, tubular scales 44 to 47, and 
5 to 8 more on caudal base; 7 or 8 scales above lateral line to soft 
dorsal origin, 11 to 14 below to spinous anal origin; 10 to 14 pre- 
dorsal scales to occiput; snout, 3 to 34 in head; eye, 3% to 4; maxil- 
lary, 24 to 24; interorbital, 42 to 54. Preopercle with shallow notch 
above angle, latter well denticulated. Gill-rakers 1v to v1, 1 or 2++9, 
Iv, lanceolate, nearly long as filaments, or 2 in eye. Scales with 10 
to 12 basal radiating striae, apical denticles 67 to 92, and circuli 
very fine. Color in alcohol, back drab-gray to natal-brown on head 
above. Sides and lower surface whitish. Ellipsoid dusky-brown 
blotch, obscurely defined, on lateral line, longer than eye and below 
front of soft dorsal. Obscure pale yellowish lines, oblique above and 
horizontal below lateral line, one medianly in each scale course. 
Length, 126 to 156mm. Two from Zamboanga and two from Cebu. 
LUTJANUS SEBAE (Cuvier). 
Head, 22; depth, 24; D. XI, 15,1; A. IIT, 10, 1; scales about 66 in 
lateral line to caudal base, tubular scales 50, and 5 more on caudal 
base; 10 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 24 below to 
spinous anal origin; 15 predorsal scales to occiput; snout, 24 in head; 
eye, 54; maxillary, 3; interorbital, 53. Preopercle edge notched 
above angle. Gill rakers, v, 1+8, 1v, lanceolate, equal filaments, or 24 
in eye. Scales with 9 to 15 basal radiating striae, apical denticles 70 
to 82 and circuli very fine. Color in alcohol, generally nearly ivory- 
yellow. Broad oblique dark sepia band along side of snout to 
spinous dorsal origin. Another transversely from front of spinous 
dorsal to behind pectoral base, then obliquely till before spinous 
anal origin. Third band from last dorsal spines obliquely back and 
